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Tiffi and friends begin their guided tour
When the plane lands they get their luggage and head on over to the hotel to check in. That doesn’t take too long and since they decided not to do the planned itinerary they go for a quick lunch and then head on over to the Santa Claus Village. When they arrive Santa Claus and his elves are there to greet them. He welcomes…
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History of the Roosevelt Cabin
Angel tells the group that their first stop is going to be at the Roosevelt cottage. As they approach the cottage she starts to tell them about the history of this cabin. ‘The story begins in the aftermath of World War II. Rovaniemi suffered dearly during the war. In October 1944, Rovaniemi’s civil population was…
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Meet Santa’s reindeer
The group begins their tour around the village. “I’d like to take a moment to show you this video before we continue our tour,” says Angel. “The title is, Hometown of Santa Claus in summer by air: Rovaniemi in Lapland Finland - Father Christmas. It won’t take long to view it.” “Now let’s go see Santa’s reindeer,” says…
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Santa’s lovable animals
Tiffi and friends really enjoyed spending time with Santa’s reindeers. Now it’s time to move on to the Elf’s Farm Yard. ‘This is a great place to spend a quality time with your family. You can meet our kind and friendly domestic animals as reindeer, alpacas, sheep, goat, rabbits, hens and rooster. In winter time, elf’s…
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The Artic Circle
Time to move on! “Now we are going to cross the Arctic Circle,” says Angel. “Let me tell you a bit more about this.” ‘The Arctic Circle is a circle of latitude that runs 66°33′45.9″ north of the Equator. It marks the southernmost latitude where the sun can stay continuously below or above the horizon for 24 hours – these…
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Time to eat!
That was loads of fun but now they all look at each other and think – FOOD! They head on over to the Café. They order their food and then look at the information that Angel gave them on the activities. ‘Snowmobiling is a popular hobby in Finland – it’s also maybe the most traditional way of transportation on Lapland’s…
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Wow what a sight!
By the time they get back to their hotel, all that they can think about is resting and finding out more about the Northern Lights. Yeti reminds them what he read about it when they were in the plane. Where Can I See The Northern Lights in Rovaniemi? - There are quite a few good places for viewing the Auroras near the city…
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Reindeer Farm including Snowmobile Sleigh Ride
Bright and early the next morning, they all take showers and get dressed. Time to get something to eat. They have to decide what their plans are going to be for the day. The majority of them think that they’d like to do the sleigh ride so Tiffi reads them the details. ‘A Day at the Reindeer Farm including Snowmobile Sleigh…
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Log Sauna and Finnish Dinner
“I loved all the time that we spent at the Reindeer Farm,” says Olivia. “Is there anything else we can do today?” Yeti looks at some other activities. His face lights up as he reads about the sauna and dinner plan. He starts doing the happy dance. Hey guys, I’d like to do this,” Yeti says with excitement. “They have a…
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Who wants to do a husky ride?
They are all up very early the next morning. Tiffi talks about their day yesterday and how much fun they had, but they still have a day left to do another activity. Chewy looks for an idea from the information that the guide gave them. “Hey, let’s do a husky ride,” says Chewy. “I’ll read you what they have to say about…
